“Jesus calls us to make peace. Because Lockheed-Martin is involved, if
I cooperated with the census I would violate my own religious
beliefs.” Todd Stelmach gave this testimony on 5 March 2009 in a
Brockville, Ontario courthouse packed with reporters and supporters,
including members of Christian Peacemaker Teams. Stelmach, who
participated in CPT’s November, 2008 Aboriginal Justice Delegation to
Algonquin Territory, cited passages from the Old and New Testaments to
support his testimony and defend himself against the charge of not
completing the census, an offence punishable by up to three months in
prison or a fine of up to $500.